2020 Charlotte 49ers baseball team

The 2020 Charlotte 49ers baseball team represents the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the sport of baseball during the 2020 college baseball season. Charlotte competes in Conference USA (C-USA). Home games are played at Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium on the university's Charlotte, North Carolina campus. The team is coached by Robert Woodard in his first season as the 49ers' head coach.

2020 Charlotte 49ers baseball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	5-3 (0-0 C-USA)
Head coach	Robert Woodard (1st year)
Assistant coach	Bo Robinson (8th year) Toby Bicknell (1st year) John Stott (1st year)
Home stadium	Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium

Preseason

C-USA Preseason poll

The Conference USA Preseason Poll was released on January 29, 2020, as selected by the conference's head coaches. Charlotte was selected eleventh in order of finish for the season.

Predicted order of finish
Predicted finish	Team	1st place votes
1	Southern Miss	6
2	Florida Atlantic	4
3	Louisiana Tech
4	Old Dominion
5	Rice	1
6	FIU	1
7	WKU
8	UAB
9	UTSA
10	Marshall
11	Charlotte
12	Middle Tennessee

Schedule

2020 Charlotte 49ers Baseball Game Log
Regular season
February Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record C-USA Record February 14 VCU Hayes Stadium Charlotte, NC L 5-17 E. Chenier (1–0) B. McGowan (0–1) E. Serrano (1) 812 0-1 – February 15 VCU Hayes Stadium W 5-4 (11) T. Starnes (1–0) C. Knapek (0–1) None 887 1-1 – February 16 VCU Hayes Stadium L 4-8 M. Furman (1-0) A. Roach (0–1) None 682 1-2 – February 18 at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, TN L 2-8 E. Pleasants (1-0) T. Starnes (1–1) None 983 1-3 – February 21 UMBC Hayes Stadium W 4-0 B. McGowan (1-1) R. Celata (0-1) P. Szczypinski (1) 527 2-3 – February 22 UMBC Hayes Stadium W 6-1 R. Czanstkowski (1-0) K. Garner (0-1) None - 3-3 – February 22 UMBC Hayes Stadium W 4-0 A. Roach (1-1) J. Nestel (0-1) C. Bruce (1) 793 4-3 – February 23 UMBC Hayes Stadium W 11-6 J. Boss (1-0) M. Goron (0-1) N. Turnbull (1) 649 5-3 – February 25 at UNCG UNCG Baseball Stadium Greensboro, NC Time: 4:00 p.m. Radio: C-USA.tv – – February 28 St. John's Hayes Stadium W 11-6 B. McGowan (2-1) N. Mondak (0-2) C. Bruce (2) 532 6-4 – February 29 St. John's Hayes Stadium W 11-6 J. Boss (2-0) E. Routzahn (0-1) None 581 7-4 –
March Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record C-USA Record March 1 St. John's Hayes Stadium Time: 12:00 p.m. – – March 3 at Coastal Carolina Springs Brooks Stadium Conway, SC Time: 4:00 p.m. Radio: CUSA.tv – – March 6 East Carolina Hayes Stadium Time: 6:00 p.m. TV: CUSA.tv – – March 7 East Carolina Hayes Stadium Time: 3:00 p.m. – – March 8 East Carolina Hayes Stadium Time: 12:00 p.m. TV: CUSA.tv – – March 10 at NC State Doak Field Raleigh, NC Time: 6:00 p.m. – – March 13 at UTSA Roadrunner Field San Antonio, TX Time: 7:30 p.m. TV: CUSA.tv – – March 14 at UTSA Roadrunner Field Time: 3:00 p.m. TV: CUSA.tv – – March 15 at UTSA Roadrunner Field Time: 12:30 p.m. TV: CUSA.tv – – March 17 vs. Wake Forest BB&T Ballpark Charlotte, NC Time: 7:05 p.m. TV: CUSA.tv – – March 20 Old Dominion Hayes Stadium Time: 6:00 p.m. TV: CUSA.tv – – March 21 Old Dominion Hayes Stadium Time: 6:00 p.m. TV: CUSA.tv – – March 22 Old Dominion Hayes Stadium Time: 12:00 p.m. TV: CUSA.tv – – March 24 vs. NC State BB&T Ballpark Time: 7:05 p.m. TV: CUSA.tv – – March 27 at Rice Reckling Park Houston, TX Time: 7:30 p.m. TV: CUSA.tv – – March 28 at Rice Reckling Park Time: 3:00 p.m. TV: CUSA.tv – – March 29 at Rice Reckling Park Time: 1:00 p.m. TV: CUSA.tv – – March 31 Coastal Carolina Hayes Stadium Time: 6:00 p.m. TV: CUSA.tv – –
April Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record C-USA Record April 1 UNC Asheville Hayes Stadium Time: 6:00 p.m. – – April 3 UAB Hayes Stadium Time: 6:00 p.m. TV: CUSA.tv – – April 4 UAB Hayes Stadium Time: 3:00 p.m. TV: CUSA.tv – – April 5 UAB Hayes Stadium Time: 3:00 p.m. TV: CUSA.tv – – April 7 Winthrop Hayes Stadium Time: 6:00 p.m. – – April 10 at Marshall Kennedy Center Field Huntington, WV Time: 3:00 p.m. Radio: CUSA.tv – – April 11 at Marshall Kennedy Center Field Time: 2:00 p.m. Radio: CUSA.tv – – April 12 at Marshall Kennedy Center Field Time: 1:00 p.m. Radio: CUSA.tv – – April 14 at Wake Forest David F. Couch Ballpark Winston-Salem, NC Time: 6:00 p.m. Radio: CUSA.tv - - April 17 Southern Miss Hayes Stadium Time: 6:00 p.m. TV: CUSA.tv – – April 18 Southern Miss Hayes Stadium Time: 3:00 p.m. TV: CUSA.tv – – April 19 Southern Miss Hayes Stadium Time: 12:00 p.m. TV: CUSA.tv – – April 21 UNCG Hayes Stadium Time: 6:00 p.m. – – April 24 at Middle Tennessee Reese Smith Jr. Field Murfreesboro, TN Time:7:00 p.m. Radio: CUSA.tv – – April 25 at Middle Tennessee Reese Smith Jr. Field Time: 4:00 p.m. Radio: CUSA.tv – – April 26 at Middle Tennessee Reese Smith Jr. Field Time: 1:00 p.m. Radio: CUSA.tv – – April 28 at Winthrop Winthrop Ballpark Rock Hill, SC Time: 6:00 p.m. Radio: CUSA.tv – –
May Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record C-USA Record May 1 FIU Hayes Stadium Time: 6:00 p.m. TV: CUSA.tv – – May 2 FIU Hayes Stadium Time: 3:00 p.m. TV: CUSA.tv – – May 3 FIU Hayes Stadium Time: 12:00 p.m. TV: CUSA.tv – – May 8 WKU Hayes Stadium Time: 6:00 p.m. TV: CUSA.tv – – May 9 WKU Hayes Stadium Time: 3:00 p.m. TV: CUSA.tv – – May 10 WKU Hayes Stadium Time: 12:00 p.m. TV: CUSA.tv – – May 15 at Florida Atlantic FAU Baseball Stadium Boca Raton, FL Time:6:30 p.m. Radio: CUSA.tv – – May 16 at Florida Atlantic FAU Baseball Stadium Time: 6:30 p.m. Radio: CUSA.tv – – May 17 at Florida Atlantic FAU Baseball Stadium Time: 12:00 p.m. Radio: CUSA.tv – –
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Cancelled Bold = Charlotte team member

Roster

2020 Charlotte 49ers roster
	Pitchers 19 - Bryce McGowan - Sophomore 21 - Colby Bruce - Senior 25 - Patrick Szczypinski - Junior 26 - Chase Covington - Junior 27 - Christian Lothes - Freshman 28 - Justin Offschanka - Sophomore 29 - Nick Turnbull - Senior 30 - Trae Starnes - Junior 33 - Ethan Earhart - Junior 34 - Ryan Czanstkowski - Senior 35 - Will Palinkas - Sophomore 37 - Andrew Roach - Junior 38 - Jackson Boss - Sophomore 39 - Spencer Ard - Senior 41 - Matt Brooks - Junior		Catchers 3 - Carter Foster - Sophomore 9 - Craig Kuechel - Junior 44 - Jacob Whitley - Junior Infielders 2 - Carson Johnson - Senior 6 - Josh Haney - Sophomore 10 - Tate Pennington - Junior 14 - Vito Patierno - Freshman 16 - Zach Weston - Freshman 24 - David McCabe - Freshman 36 - Rafi Vazquez - Senior 55 - Nate Kinsch - Junior		Outfielders 1 - Jake Whitcomb - Junior 11 - Patrick Wheeler - Senior 12 - Riley Cheek - Sophomore 17 - Todd Elwood - Senior 22 - Dominic Pilolli - Freshman 43 - Riley Zayicek - Graduate Student

Coaching staff

Coaching Staff
Robert Woodard - Head Coach - 1st year Bo Robinson - Associate Head Coach - 1st year Toby Bicknell - Assistant Coach - 1st year John Stott - Assistant Coach - 1st year Tyler Simmons - Director of Player Development - 1st year